The starting signal for the 2024/25 ski World Cup season: A look at the Alps

The starting signal for the 2024/25 ski World Cup season: A look at the Alps

The Ski World Cup season 2024/25 begins on October 26th in Sölden , Austria, with a giant slalom of women. The possible snow in the Ötztal could hinder a quiet skiing, but it is expected that the weather is not seriously affected the planned event. The event is of crucial importance for the best skiers in the world because it gives the starting signal for a long and demanding competition period.

An unusual event this season is the elimination of the speed races in Zermatt-Cervinia . In the past two years, these races have been canceled due to adverse weather conditions, which caused the FIS to completely delete them from the list of appointment. The decision was made due to the high costs for the implementation, which came across mixed reactions in the Valais, Switzerland region.

The next stations in the World Cup circus

After the start in Sölden, the tour continues to Levi in Finland, where the first slalom races of the season take place. Later, the World Cup team will travel to Gurgl (Austria) before continuing to the USA at the end of November. There the ladies compete in Killington , while the men in Beaver Creek are challenged. Further races are planned in tremblant (Canada) and Val d’Isère , Val Gardena , alta Badia and bormio (Italy).

In January, the best -known competitions such as the famous departure on the streak in Kitzbühel and the Lauberhorn race in Wengen take place. The women are fighting for the medals in Garmisch-Partenkirchen .

A special highlight of the entire season will be the FIS Alpine Ski World Championship, which will take place from February 4 to 16, 2025 in Saalbach (Austria). Here the world's best athletes compete for the medals in gold, silver and bronze. After these crucial competitions, the season in crans montana (Switzerland), Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) and kvitfjell (Norway) is continued. The crowning glory takes place in Sun Valley (USA), where the athletes will celebrate a grand finale after a long and exhausting season.

The anticipation for the coming season is great and all athletes are excited to see what the new challenges and the unpredictable nature of winter will bring.